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The tracker: Against all odds
You would think contractors would be feeling seasick given the current financial turmoil – but you would think wrong: things are still surprisingly upbeat, says Experian Business Strategies
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NewsMore specialists face the axe amid insolvency fears
Subcontractors furious as Costain, Wates and Morgan Ashurst cut supplier lists
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Ibex starts early payment club to protect joinery suppliers
Fit-out contractor Ibex Interiors has set up an early payment “club” in an attempt to prevent its joinery suppliers from going bust.
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Specialists on Building.co.uk
Building is launching a brand new web channel dedicated to construction specialists.
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NSCC payment campaign grows
The National Specialist Contractors Council is to extend its fair payment campaign to Scotland and Northern Ireland.
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… as NFB calls for £8bn budget to be released
The National Federation of Builders has urged the prime minister to sanction the early release some of the Housing Corporation’s £8bn budget as part of a rescue package for the housing market.
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Manchester prepares legal challenge over supercasino
Manchester council has confirmed that it will consider taking legal action if plans for a regional supercasino are dropped.
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Mortgage approvals
This January has been the weakest for mortgage approvals since records began in 1994, according to estate agent Connells.
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Perth development
Plans for a mixed-use scheme, including a hotel and 92 homes in Perth have been submitted by developer Kilmartin Property Group to Perth and Kinross council.
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Record for London
Thirty-three thousand homes were built in London last year, the highest figure since 1977, according to the Greater London Authority.
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Gloucester homes
Plans for 400 homes at Downings Malthouse and Provender Mill in Gloucester have been outlined by landowner the Bishop family.
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New role for Crosby
Sir James Crosby, the former chief executive of HBOS, is to chair the Northern Private Investment Commission, a new body to promote business investment in northern England.
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NewsArup called in at Camden
The owner of Camden’s Canal Street market has called in Arup to advise it on damage caused by a fire last weekend.
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Tubelines fears ‘knock-on effects’ of £2bn Metronet bill
Tubelines has voiced concerns that funding for the tube upgrade will be cut after it emerged that the government will have to spend £2bn to bail out rival consortium Metronet.
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NewsThe eve of Adamstown
The £300m mixed-use centre of Adamstown, Ireland's only independent new town, has been submitted for planning approval by London urban designer Metropolitan Workshop and Irish developer Castlethorne Construction.
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Ken Shuttleworth set to act as design champion on Crossrail
Crossrail has targeted Ken Shuttleworth to be a design champion for the £16bn project.
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Phase one rolls into Birmingham
Building is hosting another networking party for construction professionals in the first 10 years of their careers.
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CommentA done deal, but is it a good one?
Carillion boss John McDonough can’t be beaten for chutzpah.